We have until the end of this year to get S 1273, the CASE Act, passed by the Senate – and finally get justice for individual creators!...
Adobe's initiative will give graphic artists an additional means of establishing the provenance and ownership of their works....
The Guild with nine other organizations that make up the Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership (BIHIP) in offering a choice of health insurance options in partnership with LIG Solutions....
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo rethought their annual event as a virtual conference that kept the comics creator as the focus....
Guest writer Crisy Meschieri shares her top tips and best practices for making the most out of virtual networking events....
ICoD’s Code was constructed to provide guidance to design associations intending to craft their own codes, and to educational institutions developing curricula....
Nominate your favorite article on design, illustration, or industry news for Graphic Arts Today's MVP Award by October 13th....
The Graphic Artists Guild welcomes the appointment of Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights....
AB2257 clarifies provisions of of the earlier labor law and provides exemptions for freelancers such as illustrators....
Google has launched their Licensable Images badge, which permits visual artists to indicate in search results which images are licensable and link to the license page....
Jesús Cedeño has published a comprehensive blockchain technology resource guide – a technology which is being implemented to manage creative works rights....
Copyright Alliance’s comments on sovereign immunity shed light on how pervasive copyright infringement by states and state agencies is....
Guild member health insurance options through the BIHIP could result in significant savings for Guild members....
Meetings between Senatorial staff and Guild members highlighted how important it is for Congress to hear from their constituents to get The CASE Act passed....
The Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership (BIHIP) launched to provide members from the eleven associations with a choice of health insurance options....
The redesign of the Huntsville, AL transit branding was a high profile and meaningful project or this multi-talented designer. ...
Guild Board member, Yanique DaCosta, presented on pricing and ethical considerations for graphic designers....
“Meditations on Equality,” was written to spur designers and design associations to consider their responsibility in addressing issues of social inequality....
After a photographer was blocked from bringing an infringement lawsuit, three significant developments have bolstered visual artists’ rights on Instagram....
Two bills which will make it much easier to apply for PPP loans, and EIDL) has been reopened for small businesses, sole proprietors, and freelancers....
July is our make-or-break month to get The CASE Act passed – please contact your Senators and ask them to co-sponor S. 1273!...
The Graphic Artists Guild mourns the passing of Milton Glaser, a lifelong advocate – for graphic designers, for his beloved New York City, and for the environment....
While the Internet Archive shut down it’s National Emergency Library, it continues to violate copyrights to the detriment of visual artists and authors....
The Guild with nine other organizations that make up the Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership (BIHIP) in offering a choice of health insurance options in partnership with LIG Solutions....
As long as Black visual creators don’t have the same opportunities and security as other Americans, the Guild will fail in its mission....
Two of our Guild members successfully received PPP loans, and share their experience to encourage illustrators and designers to apply....
As creators are facing dire financial circumstances caused by the COVID crisis, the time has come to pass The CASE Act. ...
Web developer Haydn Adams used his COVID-19 downtime to rebuild his B2B portfolio website, Nautilius Design, in the static site generator Gatsby....
Every day at 7 a.m. EDT, Behance is live-streaming well known illustrators, designers, and artists as they work on projects and answer viewers’ questions. If the live-stream is too early for you, you can also watch archived presentations. ...
Malwarebytes discovered a novel scam whereby cyber criminals cloned an icon ecommerce site to steal shoppers’ credit card information....
The Letterform Archive has published images culled from their collection which you can use as a background image on your next virtual meeting. ...
We’re honoring the professionals whose work has helped families with children weather sheltering-at-home: children’s illustrators!...
Theresa Whitehill believes businesses that are able to maintain some kind of momentum that will help the economy recover when the time comes....
A court opinion has made it clear that users can sidestep licensing images by using Instagram's embedding API, so associations have proposed a solution....
The Guild has sent a letter to Congress asking for greater economic support for freelancers, sole proprietors, and micro-businesses of under 10 employees....
To advocate on behalf of graphic and visual artists, we’ve created a quick survey to get feedback on how you're impacted by the COVID-19 crisis....
The Supreme Court ruled Congress didn’t have the authority to take away the states’ sovereign immunity from copyright infringement via the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act....
Work from home has become an essential part of the cost of doing business. For your benefit, here is the quick and dirty for surmounting this new normal....
The CARES Act, passed to address the financial duress caused by the COVID-19 crisis, includes programs designed to assist small businesses and freelancers....
For Women’s History Month, we interviewed a few women Graphic Artist Guild members about their work and the women role models who inspired them. ...
To help our community stay informed on COVID-related news and weather a work slowdown, the Guild has launched two resource pages....
The Graphic Artists Guild submitted comments to a Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office on online publication....
Working from home with children is like speeding through a circus while carrying a stack of your grandmother’s prized china....
For Women’s History Month, we interviewed a few women Graphic Artist Guild members about their work and the women role models who inspired them. ...
The Design CAN asks designers and stakeholders to confront their prejudices and eliminate discrimination– racial, gender, and disability....
The Copyright Office has announced that the fees for copyright registration applications most used by graphic artists will be going up on March 20....
The Graphic Artists Guild has joined nine other creators’ rights organizations on an amicus brief submitted in Google LLC vs Oracle America, Inc....
February being Black History Month, we think its a good time to talk about diversity in the world of graphic arts. ...
California’s AB5 attempts to address labor issues for gig-economy workers, but has resulted in companies being reluctant to hire independent contractors....
Learn how to identify third-party and job opportunity scams....
A Ninth Circuit court decision awarded attorney’s fees to an infringer who prevailed on a technical defense....
Events, meetings, webinars, live chats: advocating for the CASE Act wasn't the only thing we did in 2020!...
In 2020, a trove of works from 1924 have entered public domain...
Maria Strong will head the Copyright Office while a replacement for Karen Temple is sought....
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon put a hold on the bill in November, and talks to resolve his concerns have stalled....
ico-D has published greatly revised best practice papers on organizing a design competition and on serving as a juror for a design award....
With cutting edge tools such as StudioLink, Affinity Publisher is an affordable competitor to Adobe InDesign....
The Guild National Board met in October for the first in-person annual meeting in which ExComm At Large Directors were elected by the regional reps....
This October, under our new Constitution, for the first time our regional reps elected the ExComm At Large Directors....
After our first election under our new Guild Constitution, we're excited to announce the election of our Regional Reps!...
Affinity Photo works well as a photo retouching or image creation tool, but lacks the workflow management tools Adobe provides in Lightroom and Bridge....
The Graphic Artists Guilds applauds the passage of H.R. 2426, the Copyright Alternative in Small-claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) by the full House....
Send a photo to your Members of Congress showing that you support The CASE Act. ...
The Guild's sponsorship of small design weeks gives us good insight into local design communities....
Affinity describes Designer, their drawing program, as a “stripped back, pro-end workhorse”....
Trupo has extended its supplemental benefits program for freelancers to New Jersey....
Guild members with a client grievance are welcome to submit an application to receive peer advice and support....
The House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 2426, The CASE Act, late on September 10th....
With Congress back from their summer break, now is the time to contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to support The CASE Act. ...
The Guild thanks the House Judiciary Committee for passing HR 2426, The CASE Act, out of committee by voice vote with no dissensions. The Bill now proceeds to the full House for consideration....
It’s not easy making a living as an artist when people feel entitled to simply grab your work and use it without paying....
With Congress back from their summer break, now is the time to contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to support The CASE Act. ...
There are a few free alternatives to Creative Cloud which, while unable to offer all that Adobe can, are still worth checking out. ...
From filing a claim to final decision, using small copyright claim process is relatively simple....
The Guild joined an amicus brief authored by ASMP and NPPA in a lawsuit before the Supreme Court addressing copyrights and state sovereign immunity....
Sponsored by Trupo, the event brought illustrators, photographers, designers, writers, and others together for the first joint social event....
Four Guild board members joined other creators in Washington DC to advocate for The CASE Act and attend the Senate Judiciary Hearing on the Bill....
The Guild has partnered with Trupo in providing benefits packages for freelencers that usually only full-timers receive. ...
An designer’s clients are using her copyrighted work and refusing to pay their invoices....
Adobe's recent decision to limit Creative Cloud users to the most recent versions seem to be a response to ongoing litigation, and reveal an uncomfortable truth about software licensing....
The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing S 1273, The CASE Act (The Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act of 2019), through markup....
An illustrator discovered his Broadway production artwork was being used without his knowledge by small theaters nationwide....
Artist Matt Furie has settled his copyright infringement lawsuit with Infowars founder Alex Jones for $15,000....
The First District Court of Appeals in Houston has ruled that a photographer is unable to sue under the Takings Clause....
Photographer Jim Olive discovered an alternate way to demand payment for a copyright infringement: through the Takings Clause....
On April 26, 2019 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court finding of fair use in Brammer versus Violent Hues Productions. ...
On April 27, ico-D challenged us to celebrate Women in Design for World Design Day 2019....
We’re asking everyone who supports fairness in copyright to help us make a splash. Now is the time to contact your Representatives and ask them to support H.R. 3945, CASE Act. ...
The Guild participated in a panel discussion on authors’ rights and copyright issues conducted by the International Authors Forum (IAF) in New York City....
The Graphic Artists Guild applauds the introduction of The Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act into the House of Representatives, and for the first time into the Senate....
ico-D published an article exposing Fiverr’s business model, explaining why the idea of partnership with the platform is so antithetical to ico-D’s core mission. ...
The Graphic Artists Guild welcomes the appointment of Karen Temple as the Register of Copyrights. ...
Hudson Yards created controversy by stating it has the right to use and license any photographs, text, video, or sound recordings “depicting or related to” a structure open to the public, The Vessel....
The Supreme Court has held that a copyright registration only occurs after the Copyright Office approves the registration; only then can the copyright holder bring an infringement lawsuit. ...
Creators have until March 15, 2019 to register large collections of unregistered works....
After the death of Society of Professional Graphic Artists (SPGA) unofficial historian, Dan Ballard, the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library accepted his archives....
Twenty years ago, for the 30th anniversary of the Guild, member Dan Ballard pulled together a brief history of the early years. ...
Although The CASE Act expired in December with no bill signed into law, our advocacy efforts on behalf of the bill weren't in vain. We got the attention of lawmakers, and expect the Act to be reintroduced this year...
In early December, the Guild celebrated our 50th anniversary in a gala which brought together past and current leadership....
On January 18, the Copyright Office submitted a letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committee Leaderships focusing on the concerns visual artists have with the copyright system. ...